Cuba’s Communist Party convenes extraordinary session to debate new economic measures
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June 17, 2026
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Cuba’s powerful Communist Party, or PCC, called an extraordinary plenary session Wednesday, days after President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s announced an economic reform package aimed at opening up the struggling island’s economy.
Also Wednesday, in a surprise move, the National Assembly was also convened for Thursday to follow up on the party meeting.
Both sessions come at a critical time for Cuba, as it grapples with the effects of a U.S. energy blockade aimed at forcing a change in the island’s economic model.
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